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Tag Archives: PowerPivot
Recap of SQL Saturday 79 South Florida
I decided on August 9, 2011 that I wanted to go to SQL Saturday 79 in South Florida, as I blogged on previously. And was I glad I went too. I enjoyed not only being a presenter but also an … Continue reading
Posted in Microsoft Business Intelligence, SQL Server Data Mining
Tagged BISM, Denali, PowerPivot, SQL Saturday
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Presenting at SSWUG Online PowerPivot Analytics Expo July 15
I recorded a presentation for this Friday, July 15, the PowerPivot Analytics Expo. This post has the link and some details. Link to this post!
Posted in Microsoft Business Intelligence, SQL Server Data Mining
Tagged PowerPivot, SSWUG
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Tableau Software “Data Mining” Visualizations
Tableau Software produces first-rate visualization software. They are among the many open-source and commercial visualization products (and services) listed by KDNuggets: http://www.kdnuggets.com/software/visualization.html. As blog readers remember from February 2011, I posted on DevExpress and their marketing of the phrase “data … Continue reading
Data Mining Implications of Gartner’s 2011 Projections
Industry analysis organization Gartner announced four major trends for the next few years. This blog post projects implications for data mining (in general). Prediction #1: “By 2013, 33 percent of BI functionality will be consumed via handheld devices.” From their … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis Services, Business Intelligence, Data Mining, SQL Server Data Mining
Tagged BISM, PowerPivot, SharePoint, Vertipaq
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Vertipaq, Analysis Services, and Data Mining
Rob Collie formerly worked for Microsoft, and now blogs at PowerPivotPro.com. His blog is included in my Recommended Blogs for 2011. Late last year, he posted his comments on Vertipaq and Analysis Services. I would expect my regular reading audience to … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis Services, SQL Server Data Mining
Tagged Denali, PowerPivot, SharePoint, Vertipaq
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Windows Azure Marketplace DataMarket and Data Mining
This project was formerly codenamed Dallas, but now has a name, story and content too. In this post I introduce the story and link its relevance to SQL Server Data Mining. Yes, I admit I use technologies that compete with … Continue reading
SQL Server Data Mining and Apollo Columnstore Indexes
Note: This post was revised November 12, 2010 to clarify the brand names Apollo and VertiPaq (thanks Denny Lee of SQLCAT) — and I extended comments on Amir Netz’s C++ versus C# analogy which I believe clarifies the discussion between what … Continue reading
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